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Seah Ching Ling

Director, Tax and Private Clients Services

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Practice Areas

Qualifications

  • LL.B (Hons), National University of Singapore
  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore
Overview

Ching Ling advises clients on trusts, succession planning, estate matters, and family wealth structures. She assists clients with wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate, family and philanthropic trusts, drafting family constitutions, immigration, and the establishment of private trust companies and family offices.

She also advises trust companies and corporate clients on matters relating to tax, trusts, and regulatory compliance, helping them navigate Singapore’s legal and regulatory framework.

  • Advised a Chinese Forbes 50 billionaire family on the establishment of 2 family trusts, a family office and s13U fund, on immigration matters and on succession, tax and other personal matters.
  • Advised a Taiwanese Forbes 50 family on the establishment of a family trust, a family office and s13U fund to consolidate its investment assets and for succession purposes and on the application of Singapore Permanent Residency status under the Global Investment Program.
  • Advised a South Asian UHNW family on the restructuring of their worldwide assets, the establishment of multiple family trusts, a family office and s13U fund to hold and manage such assets for confidentiality and succession purposes and on the application of Singapore Permanent Residency status under the Global Investment Program followed by the application for Singapore citizenship for the patriarch and various second-generation members.
  • Advised a Japanese Forbes 50 billionaire on the establishment of 2 family trusts for succession, asset protection and charitable purposes.
  • Advised a Japanese UHNW family on the establishment of a trust for the promotion of employee welfare, on the application of Singapore Permanent Residency status under the Global Investment Program and on various other legal matters in relation to their business and family matters in Singapore.
  • Advised a Korean UHNW individual on the establishment of a trust for corporate purposes.
  • Advised a Filipino Forbes 50 family on the establishment of a family office and s13U fund to consolidate its investment assets. 
  • Advised a Singapore UHNW family on the establishment of a private trust company, drafting of a family constitution and the settlement of its family business into a family trust for succession purposes.
  • Advised a major Singapore sovereign investment institution on the establishment of its charitable trust and related foundation structure, including governance, regulatory and operational matters.
  • Advised one of Singapore’s leading banks on the establishment of its corporate philanthropic foundation, including structuring, governance and regulatory considerations.

The Asia Pacific Legal 500
Private Wealth & Family Law 2026 – Next Generation Partner for 6 consecutive years
Noted by Legal 500 as an “emerging talent”.

“Seah Ching Ling is our regular contact for high-net-worth practice. She is very reliable, trustworthy and thinks flexibly. She is the best lawyer in high-net-worth practice areas in Singapore. She is also efficient in providing to the point advice based on her abundant experience.”

Ching Ling is “technically strong and has good commercial sense. Easy to communicate and work with”.

“Seah Ching Ling is very experienced, commercial-minded and sensitive to client’s requirements in the area of tax and trusts, which is helpful when one has to navigate through concepts and issues which may be complex and confusing at times. She can always be counted on to provide advice that is practical and sensible.”

“Seah Ching Ling is very knowledgeable in her field of work and always willing to go the extra mile. Very responsive and clients can be assured that they are in good hands with her.”

“Seah Ching Ling is able to fully understand our needs and has great attention to detail. She also makes us feel comfortable and reassured. We feel that these qualities are crucial for a family office and trusts lawyer.”

“She is very experienced and knowledgeable in the area of trusts, taxation, and charities.”

“She provides very pragmatic advice and does not over-complicate matters.”

International Tax Review: World Tax
Women in Tax Leaders 2025
Private Client 2025 – Notable Practitioner for 12 consecutive years

Chambers High Net Worth
Private Wealth Law 2025 – Up and Coming for 2 consecutive years

“Seah is very responsive to client requests and queries. She is highly knowledgeable in ultra high net worth individual tax law.” 

“She is very much a good practitioner doing trust set-up and reviews.”

Lexology Index (previously Who’s Who Legal)
Global Leader
Private Client 2023 – Recommended individual

National Leader
Southeast Asia: Private Client 2024 – Recommended individual for 2 consecutive years

“Ching Ling provides practical advice that is clear and easy to understand”.

Private Client 2022 – Ching Ling is a Recommended individual

Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards
Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 2021

Ching Ling is part of the team that won the Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year Award for handling some of the most complex, cross-border and intricate private wealth law matters.

Best Lawyers International: Singapore
Tax Law 2025 – Endorsed individual

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • TEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners